Prepare yourself for a roller coaster of intense emotions. Natalie Portman gives an Oscar worthy performance as a perfection obsessed prima ballerina in Darren Aronofsky's most melodramatic film to date.
2. Tron Legacy
The most exhilerating sensory experience you'll have all year. Tron Legacy's stunning visuals, combined with Daft Punk's thumping score are reason enough to plan a trip into the digital world of The Grid. The other reasons are Jeff Bridges reimagined as a new age Yoda of the computer realm vs. an evil tyrannical version of himself known as Clu.
1. The Fighter
You know how the story's going to end before the lights even go dark in the theater, but the real life journey of former welterweight champion "Irish" Micky Ward is anything but predictable. Mark Wahlberg scores a knockout with his performance as the hard life fighter, but it's Christian Bale who takes the title as Micky's troubled brother. A rousing, inspirational film featuring a wealth of top notch turns, including Amy Adams and Melissa Leo as the two main women in Micky's life, both pulling him in wildly different directions.
DVD Pick of the Week: The Town
If you had told me a few years ago that Ben Affleck would grow into one of Hollywood's most interesting filmmakers, I might've asked if you had vodka in your Cheerios that morning. Now after two films under his belt, it's clear that the Boston native's future as a director is a bright one. Following up on his directorial debut, Gone Baby Gone, The Town is a crime flick that recalls the works of Scorsese. Affleck himself stars(also directing and writing the script) as Doug Macray, a former hockey pro turned high stakes bank robber, who makes a critical mistake by falling in love with a hostage. Their relationship tests the limits of loyalty between he and his crew, in particular his long time best friend, Jem(Jeremy Renner).
